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MOOCs and Open Education is a edited collection which considers subjects pertaining to open educational resources (OERs) and massive open online courses (MOOC). Modern changes in distance learning have made it possible for humans in all parts of the world to take part in courses via the Internet. MOOCs are normally free for learners but do not lead to formal accreditation. Keeping thousands of students motivated and involved in a course is difficult for an instructor. There are many topics that e-learning technology organizations are considering today because elearning technology is advancing so fast. MOOCs support interactions between students and professors with user forums and other forms of online communities. How can participants certify that the quality of training provided by these MOOC courses is satisfactory? How can institutions guarantee that lecturers are properly credentialed and qualified to teach massive open online courses? What strategies are being used by institutions like Canada to conduct these MOOC classes? What teaching practices and assessment strategies are in use today? How can teachers manage problems like low learner motivation and high student dropout rates?

As digital education technology becomes more available there is a developing desire to understand how massively open online courses are being conducted. Lecturers and lots of other stakeholders want to be more aware of these significant new open education ventures. Scholars want to grasp how massively open online courses can be enhanced. To handle this expanding demand for data the definitive new book MOOCs and Open Education provides a critical analysis of MOOC courses and other open educational topics. This dramatic new book also deals with the major controversies associated with massively open online courses and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

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